ALP 2.6%
Incumbent MP
Dana Wortley, since 2014.
Geography
North-eastern Adelaide. Torrens covers the suburbs of Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Klemzig, Oakden, Windsor Gardens, and parts of Boradview, Dernancourt, Gilles Plains, Hope Valley, Vale Park and Northfield.
Redistribution
Torrens lost Northgate to Enfield and the remainder of Hope Valley to Newland and gained part of Vale Park and Klemzig from Dunstan and part of Broadview from Enfield. These changes cut the Labor margin from 3.5% to 2.6%.
History
The electorate has existed continuously since 1993. The seat was won in 1993 by the Liberal Party, but it has been held by the ALP continuously since a 1994 by-election.
The name ‘Torrens’ was used for two previous electorates: a multi-member electorate from 1902 to 1915, and another district from 1938 to 1985. The 1938-85 seat was held by the Liberal Party for all but one term during its existence.
The current version of Torrens was created as a notional Labor seat in 1993, but was won by the Liberal Party’s Joe Tiernan.
Tiernan died in 1994, and the ensuing Torrens by-election was won by Robyn Geraghty.
Geraghty was re-elected in 1997, 2002, 2006 and 2010. Her margin peaked at 19.1% at the 2006 election.
Geraghty retired in 2014, and the seat was won by Labor’s Dana Wortley.
Candidates
- John Duthie (Dignity)
- Dana Wortley (Labor)
- Therese Kenny (Liberal)
- Alex Dinovitser (Greens)
Assessment
Torrens is a reasonably marginal Labor seat, but the party should benefit from a new personal vote from their one-term MP.
2014 election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Dana Wortley | Labor | 8,959 | 43.8 | -5.9 | 42.7 |
| Michael Manetta | Liberal | 8,111 | 39.6 | +5.0 | 40.7 |
| Anne Walker | Greens | 1,853 | 9.1 | +1.0 | 9.3 |
| Owen Hood | Family First | 1,552 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 6.7 |
| Dignity for Disability | 0.5 | ||||
| Others | 0.1 | ||||
| Informal | 727 | 3.4 |
2014 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Dana Wortley | Labor | 10,958 | 53.5 | -4.7 | 52.6 |
| Michael Manetta | Liberal | 9,517 | 46.5 | +4.7 | 47.4 |
Booth breakdown
Booths in Torrens have been divided into three areas: central, east and west.
Labor won a majority of the two-party-preferred vote in two out of three areas, with 53.7% in the east and 55.5% in the centre.
The Liberal Party achieved a narrow 50.2% majority in the west.
| Voter group | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| East | 53.7 | 5,183 | 27.6 |
| West | 49.8 | 4,341 | 23.1 |
| Central | 55.5 | 4,086 | 21.8 |
| Other votes | 51.7 | 5,172 | 27.5 |
Two-party-preferred votes in Torrens at the 2014 SA state election
My prediction: Possible Labor hold.